Once again Fern has produced a beautifully crafted novel set in Pendruggan a Cornish village with a wealth of charaters and the novel begins when popular vicar Simon and his wife Penny head off for a year in Brazil.The new Vicar has only recently qualfied and is keento make her mark in this parish. Along with Rev Angela Whitehorn is her husband Robert and her troubled teenage daughter. add to the mix her eccentric Aunt Mamie who has travelled widely and spins incredible tales from her travels. As Angela makes changes not everyone is happy and poison pen letters begin to arrive who is the author and why is he or she engaged in this vendetta? Without giving away any plot secrets the novel is a real page turner and very enjoyable! i appreciated the opportunity to engage with this skilled story teller.

The Newcomer is a beautiful and heartwarming novel by the renowned Fern Britton. Set in a stunning Cornish village, the book follows Angela, the newcomer, as she seeks to shake up the parish with her charm, charisma and grace. Despite resistance from the villagers and mysterious, threatening letters, Angela embarks on a journey of courage and redemption that ultimately leads to friendship, peace, and acceptance. Themes of faith, perseverance, and family are intertwined throughout this delightful read, and Fern’s brilliant prose keeps the story flowing at a steady pace. With all the charm of Cornwall at its best, The Newcomer is an enjoyable read for readers of all ages. Highly recommended!

I really enjoyed this book, nice easy read, with some lovely interesting characters all based in a beautiful cornish village. A heartwarming feel good read.

This was the first Fern Britton book I'd read and I'm pleased to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. I loved the characters and the gentle, entertaining storyline. Very funny and moving in parts; I'll definitely be reading more of her books.
Many thanks to NetGalley for my copy.

This is so lovely! I really enjoyed it. My first Fern Britton read and very definitely not my last. What a writer. Her characters are colourful, mysterious, passionate, compassionate, entertaining, and portrayed to make you feel that not only would you love to meet them but actually live in the community of which they're a part. Every scene is set with meticulous attention to detail.

You'd be forgiven for thinking this has a feint aura of The Vicar of Dibley: a stand-in female vicar has to prove herself to a village community. In the charming Cornish village of Pendruggan, most of the inhabitants welcome the new broom with her sweep of fresh and contemporary ideas, but of course, there's always one who doesn't!

Britton writes with warmth and compassion and gives you a delightfully easy and entertaining read that leaves you with a cosy glow inside. I hadn't realised she has a number of novels up her sleeve, which was a very pleasing discovery…more to be read by this author, very definitely!

I do enjoy this series. Fern has a real way of bringing her characters to life. However, The Newcomers is not as enjoyable as the others have been. It starts off with a death and thennspends the rest of the book building up to how it happened. I found some of the characters really grating and a little flat in this book, especially Audrey.

That said, I did read it in a couple of days so it held my interest.

I rather liked the straightforward easy reading style this novel afforded. Angela becomes the new but temporary vicar of a small Cornish village. With characters almost plucked out of the vicar of Dibley she sets about bringing some real cohesion in the village. I confess to not knowing much about being a vicar but Angela reminded me more of a holiday rep than a woman of the cloth. Anyway she certainly made a difference with her various groups but in the process forgot to make sufficient time for her daughter and husband and resentments grew.
For me it gave some pleasant respite from some of the crime thrillers I like to read.

It had so many twists and turns that kept me reading from the beginning to the final page.

Mammie And Queenie made me laugh out loud.

An enjoyable read.

This is the first I have read and look forward to reading the others.

Thank you HarperCollins for the approval in return for an honest review and NetGalley.

Oooh I liked this one, it wasn't what i was expecting at all! Reverend Angela Whitehorn, along with her husband and teenage daughter has arrived in the Cornish village of Pendruggan. for a year she is running the parish hill her much love predecessor takes his family to an overseas posting for a year. The Reverend sets about making changes and not everyone is happy - who is sending poison pen letters, why is a white witch involved in a blissing ... and is her husband having an affair? A lovely, funny, warm read. Fern Britton is a charming, witty writer who is clearly in love with her home surroundings of Cornwall.

I really enjoyed this book and would read more from this author. May have been first but won't he the last.

A nice light hearted read set in beautiful Cornwall. Not exactly a gripping story but a gentle book to cosy up with.

Fern Britton excels when it comes to books and 'The Newcomer' is no exception. It has all of Fern's trademarks: love, warmth, village life and possibilities...

This is the first book I have read by Fern Britton and I will definitely be reading more. Such a wonderful story that I could not put down. Will definitely be reading more.

Unfortunately this one just wasn’t for me. I’m not a fan of chick lit but thought I would give this one a try. The writing was great and the storyline is an interesting idea, but it just wasn’t for me.

I was given a copy of this book to review and then life got in the way and I kind of forgot about it.

However, I was absolutely delighted when I found it again and dived back into life in Pendruggan.

Simon and Penny and their daughter have taken a years sabbatical to go and work in Brazil and when we arrive Angela, Robert and their daughter Faith have just arrived to babysit the parishioners in their absence. This is Angelas first parish and is her chance to prove herself worthy of having her own parish rather than one just to babysit. They are joined by Angelas aunt Mamie along with their dog Mr W.

Angela comes up with lots of ideas on how to make her mark on the parish, running groups, parties and reinstating the village pond and seems to have everyone onside, but then she starts to receive hate mail, who could want her out of the village so badly.

This is a great story, you could almost imagine it on screen the descriptions are so vivid. I was a bit worried at the start with the foreward and felt that it managed to hangover you right through the book but it did make you feel so much more for that character (no spoiler).

It was lovely to meet up with Queenie and Helen and Pirran again and it was great to see all the chaos from the WI and parish council.

A lovely book, that I wish I had remembered sooner but maybe this was when I was supposed to read it.

I was given a free copy of this book from Netgalley in return for an honest review

My first book by Fern Britton and I loved it. Set in Cornwall in the village of Pendruggan, newly ordained Reverend Angela Whitehorn and her family have arrived to take over the parish for a year while the current vicar, Simon and his family are going to work in Brazil.

Angela has come from London and has to adjust to village life and her first ever parishioners! I enjoyed the quirky Cornish characters and customs, funny with a touch of mystery.

Dull, pedestrian, predictable, boring, not worth the time, boring, boring, boring, too boring to write a review

A nice easy read, perfect beach read . It’s a very easy read but a nice story and a break from crime thrillers that I usually read.

i love fern britton and shes an author i like to read on holiday. Easy to follow, nice characters and generally a nice warm relaxing read and this one is no different. It wasnt up there with one of her best but i enjoyed it all the same.

The Newcomer by Fern Britton is my first book I have read by Fern and I loved it. It's a great Holiday quick read........not saying we will be going on holiday for a while with what's going on around all of us.

This book is also a great stand alone but I do advise to read the other books in the Pendruggan series. Which I did.

I highly enjoyed it and recommend Fern's book.

Big Thank you to HarperCollins/HarperFiction via NetGalley for a ARC. This review is my own unbiased opinion